Simply Because You Work Hard Doesn’t Mean You Will Succeed

The truth no one wants to hear

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News flash, you might never make it.

Wow! That was pretty cold. Don’t you think?

I had this back-and-forth conversation with myself standing in front of my dressing mirror today. These are the thoughts I usually fight against in my head, especially if I have a nonproductive day. Like today, I did nothing, and so, as usual, my mind did what it does best: criticize me.

After an eternity, I finally sat on my bed, staring at my shoe rack. I began thinking and realizing how life is abusive. No wonder, people themselves are abusive and abuse each other in many ways. Some even prefer to be fake and live fake lives.

It’s life! Taking myself as an example, life has emotionally abused me all my life. I have done my best every single day. Even on days when it makes me feel like I have done nothing productive, at least I get up, take a bath, dress up, and leave for the office. When you are emotionally drained, these simple things are work itself.

You work hard every day, and sometimes you have some achievements, but why is it that you will never seem to catch up with life?

On the 4th of this month, I turned twenty-nine. Within these years of mine, I feel…